For club monthly meetings, see each club's description under "Garden Clubs" on this site.
2008
October 17 MFGC Fall Board meeting in Bozeman Please see the preliminary schedule in the "Call for MFGC Fall Board" on the Home Page
Hosted by the Gallatin Empire Garden Club.
Information, Schedule and Registration Form Here
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Elected and Appointed State Officers *
Advisory Council Members *
District Directors *
Club Presidents *
State Chairmen *
Nominating Committee Members - E. Kehmeier, N. Parks, C. Virtanen, L. Pugsley, L. Sadler, J. Backa and D. Gregory
And, any garden club member wanting to learn more about MFGC!
* These members serve on the MFGC Board of Directors and will vote at this business meeting.
See the new MFGC Organizational Chart.
November 1 Deadline for submissions to Montana Gardens. Please send submissions to Marie Hoyer, Editor.
December 4 "Christmas Tea and Thee" ~ Victorian Era Holiday Tea hosted by the Great Falls Flower Growers First Presbyterian Church Social Hall, 1315 Central Avenue from 1:00 to 4:00 pm. Please contact Galia Fundis, 761-2961, for more info.
2009
January 1 Deadline for National Awards and Standard Flower Show Awards Contact Jane Ereaux, Awards Chair, for more information.
January 7 Deadline for receipt of Smokey Bear and Woodsy Owl Poster Contest Entries Send to Sherry Corneliusen, 1014 Rd. 248, Glendive, MT 59330-9416
February 1 Deadline for submissions to Montana Gardens. Please send submissions to Marie Hoyer, Editor.
February 15 - 18 Great Backyard Bird Count Identification and Reporting Information Here
February 15 Application Deadline for College Scholarship sponsored by the Great Falls Flower Growers Information and Form Here
February 28 Application Deadline for National Garden Club College Scholarship Read details here under "National Garden Club Scholarship".
April 1 Deadline for submissions to Montana Gardens. Please send submissions to Marie Hoyer, Editor.
April 22 Earth Day Environmental Fact Sheets Help your community clean up the environment.
Did you know? --If every home in the U.S. replaced one standard bulb with a compact fluorescent light, the country would save $600 million in annual energy costs and cut global-warming emissions by an amount equal to more than 800,000 cars.
April 25 Arbor Day - Discover more at the Arbor Day Foundation and the Trees Are Good Organization
May 1 Application Deadline for All State Awards Contact Jane Ereaux, Awards Chair, for more information.
2009 Montana Award Application Form NEW
SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE
- May 1 Application Deadline for Montana Life Members College Scholarship Read details and download application form here.
- May 1 Deadline for applications for the Murphy Memorial College Scholarship Read details here under "Murphy Scholarship"
- May 1 Application Deadline for Whitehall Garden Club College Scholarship Read details and download application form here.
- May 1 Application Deadline for Rainbow Garden Club of Great Falls College Scholarship Read details and download application form here.
- Contact the Townsend Garden Club
$500 Scholarship to a Broadwater County High School Graduate
- Contact the Dearborn Garden Club
$500 Scholarship to a Cascade High School Graduate
- Contact the Anaconda Garden Club
Two $1000 Scholarships to an Anaconda High School Graduate
May 15-18 National Garden Club Convention, Houston, Texas Wyndham Greenspoint Hotel
June 7-13 National Garden Week [contact Carol Works, Member Services Chairman, for celebration ideas] Download the NGC official proclamation, poster and Montana History of National Garden Week here
June 11 - 14 72nd Annual MFGC Convention, "Garden Magic" held at the Hilton Garden Inn in the "Magic City" of Billings
August 10 Application Deadline for Rocky Mountain Region Awards Contact Jane Ereaux, Awards Chair, for more information.
September 29-October 3 National Garden Clubs Fall Board of Directors Meeting St. Louis, Missouri
October TBA MFGC Fall Board meeting in Townsend Hosted by the Townsend Garden Club.
June 26-29, 2010 73rd Annual MFGC Convention in Butte
September 23 - 27 , 2010 National Garden Clubs, Fall Board of Directors Meeting, Great Falls, Montana - Contact Ruth Layton, Chair